Nine new Chinese species of Cephennodes are described: C. (s. str.) intricatus sp. n. (Gansu), C. (s. str.) cryptointricatus sp. n. (Gansu), C. (s. str.) monofoveatus sp. n. (Shaanxi), C. (s. str.) pinnapes sp. n. (Sichuan), C. (s. str.) elegantissimus sp. n. (Sichuan), C. (s. str.) palpalis sp. n. (Gansu), C. (Fusionodes) corpulentus sp. n. (Sichuan), C. (Fusionodes) gutta sp. n. (Shaanxi) and...

This study was conducted Razakı grape variety (Vitis vinifera L.) and its vine which was aged 19 was grown on 5 BB rootstock in a vegetation period of 2014 in Afyon province in Turkey. In this research, it was investigated whether the applications of Control (C), 1/3 Cluster Tip Reduction (1/3 CTR), Shoot Tip Reduction (STR), 1/3 CTR + STR, Boric Acid (BA), 1/3 CTR + BA, STR + BA, 1/3 CTR + STR...

The species belonging to the genus Ptomaphagus Hellwig, 1795 (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Ptomaphagini) from eastern Asia are assigned to three species groups. Group yasutoshii has a single species: P. (s. str.) yasutoshii Nishikawa, 1993 from Taiwan, China. Group nepalensis with three species: P. (s. str.) nepalensis Perreau, 1988 from Nepal and P. (s. str.) masumotoi Nishikawa, 2011 fr...

❆❜str❛❝t ✕ ❆ss❡ss✐♥❣ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ q✉❛❧✐t2 ❛ttr✐❜✉t❡s ✭s✉❝❤ ❛s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✱ r❡❧✐❛❜✐❧✐t2✱ ❛♥❞ s❡❝✉r✐t2✮ ❢r♦♠ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✉t♠♦st ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ s2st❡♠ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡❞ ❜2 ✐ts ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ❛✐♠ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ✐s t♦ s♣❡❡❞ ✉♣ ❜2 ♣r♦✈✐❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠❛1✐♠✉♠ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❝♦♥❝✉rr❡♥❝2 ✐♥ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ s❡❣♠❡♥ts✳ ■t ✐s ❛...

❆❜str❛❝t ✕ ❆ss❡ss✐♥❣ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ q✉❛❧✐t2 ❛ttr✐❜✉t❡s ✭s✉❝❤ ❛s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✱ r❡❧✐❛❜✐❧✐t2✱ ❛♥❞ s❡❝✉r✐t2✮ ❢r♦♠ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✉t♠♦st ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ s2st❡♠ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡❞ ❜2 ✐ts ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ❛✐♠ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ✐s t♦ s♣❡❡❞ ✉♣ ❜2 ♣r♦✈✐❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠❛1✐♠✉♠ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❝♦♥❝✉rr❡♥❝2 ✐♥ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ s❡❣♠❡♥ts✳ ■t ✐s ❛...

❆❜str❛❝t ✕ ❆ss❡ss✐♥❣ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ q✉❛❧✐t2 ❛ttr✐❜✉t❡s ✭s✉❝❤ ❛s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✱ r❡❧✐❛❜✐❧✐t2✱ ❛♥❞ s❡❝✉r✐t2✮ ❢r♦♠ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✉t♠♦st ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ s2st❡♠ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡❞ ❜2 ✐ts ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ❛✐♠ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ✐s t♦ s♣❡❡❞ ✉♣ ❜2 ♣r♦✈✐❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠❛1✐♠✉♠ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❝♦♥❝✉rr❡♥❝2 ✐♥ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ s❡❣♠❡♥ts✳ ■t ✐s ❛...

❆❜str❛❝t ✕ ❆ss❡ss✐♥❣ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ q✉❛❧✐t2 ❛ttr✐❜✉t❡s ✭s✉❝❤ ❛s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✱ r❡❧✐❛❜✐❧✐t2✱ ❛♥❞ s❡❝✉r✐t2✮ ❢r♦♠ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✉t♠♦st ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ s2st❡♠ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡❞ ❜2 ✐ts ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ❛✐♠ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ✐s t♦ s♣❡❡❞ ✉♣ ❜2 ♣r♦✈✐❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠❛1✐♠✉♠ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❝♦♥❝✉rr❡♥❝2 ✐♥ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ s❡❣♠❡♥ts✳ ■t ✐s ❛...

❆❜str❛❝t ✕ ❆ss❡ss✐♥❣ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ q✉❛❧✐t2 ❛ttr✐❜✉t❡s ✭s✉❝❤ ❛s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✱ r❡❧✐❛❜✐❧✐t2✱ ❛♥❞ s❡❝✉r✐t2✮ ❢r♦♠ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✉t♠♦st ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ s2st❡♠ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡❞ ❜2 ✐ts ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ❛✐♠ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ✐s t♦ s♣❡❡❞ ✉♣ ❜2 ♣r♦✈✐❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠❛1✐♠✉♠ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❝♦♥❝✉rr❡♥❝2 ✐♥ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ s❡❣♠❡♥ts✳ ■t ✐s ❛...

❆❜str❛❝t ✕ ❆ss❡ss✐♥❣ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ q✉❛❧✐t2 ❛ttr✐❜✉t❡s ✭s✉❝❤ ❛s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡✱ r❡❧✐❛❜✐❧✐t2✱ ❛♥❞ s❡❝✉r✐t2✮ ❢r♦♠ s♦✉r❝❡ ❝♦❞❡ ✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✉t♠♦st ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❛♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛ s♦❢t✇❛r❡ s2st❡♠ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡❞ ❜2 ✐ts ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ❛✐♠ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣❛r❛❧❧❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♦♥ ✐s t♦ s♣❡❡❞ ✉♣ ❜2 ♣r♦✈✐❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠❛1✐♠✉♠ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ❝♦♥❝✉rr❡♥❝2 ✐♥ ❡1❡❝✉t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t❡❞ s❡❣♠❡♥ts✳ ■t ✐s ❛...